Stave-column.



UNITE TAES INDIANA.

' ATENT FFICE.

OF ONE-HALF TO A. PEQUIGNAT, OF FORT WAYNE,

STAV'E-COLUMN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,320, dated February25, 1902.

Application filed September 28, 1901.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN'S. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort 'Wayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stave-Columns; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in stave-columns wherein I-stripsare arranged in grooves in the staves to hold the same together; and theobject of my improvement is to efiect economy in material in making thestaves of which my column is formed and to secure the staves together soas to hold particularly the outer portions of their meeting edges orsides closely in contact.

I accomplish my object by the construction illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in

which- Figure 1 is a cross-section through the column. Fig. 2 is adetail in perspective showing the end of one of the staves. Fig. 3 is adetail in perspective showing the form of the I-strip, and Fig. A is adiagram showing the I-strip engaging the grooves in the staves.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several 5 views.

In making my column a number of staves l are made of strips of wood,with their lateral surfaces A beveled inward. Grooves 3 are made in thesides of the staves 1, with lateral gains 9 at their bottoms to receivethe smaller than the gains 9, so

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heads 10 of the I-strips 2. The staves thus formed are coated with glueupon their lateral surfaces 4 and are placed together successively, andthe I-strips 2 are driven lengthwise in the grooves 3 of the adjoiningstaves. Thus when a suflicient number of staves have been joinedtogether a complete circular col- 'umn :is formed. The last stave, whichcompletes the column, may be a trifle wider than the others or thedegree of the bevel of the lateral surfaces 4 may be made 'a trifle moreacute, so that when the staves are assembled in a circular column theiradjoining surfaces 4 will come into closer contact at their outermostportions 5 and slight crevices 6 will intervene their innermostportions.The I-strips 2 are made with heads 10 of a size somewhat as to be drivenfreely therein, and the gains are made of such a depth from the surfaces4: of the staves as to cause the under sides 8 of the heads 10 to drawtight against the surfaces 7 of the gains 9 when the staves areconnected together.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is- V A series of staves having lateral beveledsurfaces,the outermost portions of which meet' when said staves arearranged into a circular column; crevices intervening the inner por- 7otions of said staves; grooves having lateral gains in the sides of saidstaves; and the I- strips engaging in said grooves and securing saidstaves together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN S. MILLER. \Vitnesses:

W. G. BURNS, M. J. BLITZ.

